{"id":301720,"date":"2026-06-09T20:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/301720\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:23:21","slug":"gallery-sargassum-seaweed-blankets-south-florida-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/301720\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: Sargassum seaweed blankets South Florida beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A couple walks among seaweed on Fort Lauderdale beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Carline Jean\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-ftl-beach-seaweed.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A couple walks among seaweed on Fort Lauderdale beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Carline Jean\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Seaweed lines the shore of Fort Lauderdale beach on Tuesday,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-ftl-beach-seaweed3.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-ftl-beach-seaweed3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Seaweed  lines the shore of Fort Lauderdale beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Carline Jean\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A family swims among seaweed on Fort Lauderdale beach on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-ftl-beach-seaweed1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-ftl-beach-seaweed1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A family swims among seaweed on Fort Lauderdale beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Carline Jean\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Seaweed lines the shore of Fort Lauderdale beach on Tuesday,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-ftl-beach-seaweed2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-ftl-beach-seaweed2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Seaweed  lines the shore of Fort Lauderdale beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Carline Jean\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Enrique Eney uses a rake to help clear a path through the sargassum seaweed into the ocean on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. He said he was clearing the path to make it easier for his husband and his neighbors to access the water. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-01.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Enrique Eney uses a rake to help clear a path through the sargassum seaweed into the ocean on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. He said he was clearing the path to make it easier for his husband and his neighbors to access the water. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Beachgoers deal with the heavy amount of sargassum seaweed that...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-06.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Beachgoers deal with the heavy amount of sargassum seaweed that washed ashore on Hollywood Beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Waves of sargassum seaweed wash ashore on Hollywood Beach on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Waves of sargassum seaweed wash ashore on Hollywood Beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Waves of sargassum seaweed wash ashore on Hollywood Beach on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-07.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-07.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Waves of sargassum seaweed wash ashore on Hollywood Beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Beachgoers deal with the heavy amount of sargassum seaweed that...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-05.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Beachgoers deal with the heavy amount of sargassum seaweed that washed ashore on Hollywood Beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Waves of sargassum seaweed wash ashore on Hollywood Beach on...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-04.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Waves of sargassum seaweed wash ashore on Hollywood Beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From the south end of Hollywood Beach looking north, sargassum...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-beach-seaweed-2026-02.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>From the south end of Hollywood Beach looking north, sargassum seaweed lines the shore on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tractors from the City of Fort Lauderdale plow under sargassum...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-005.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-005.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tractors from the City of Fort Lauderdale plow under sargassum seaweed on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The seaweed is normally removed with beach rakes attached to the tractors, but because of the volume, it is being plowed under the sand. (Joe Cavaretta\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A paddleboarder carries his board over sargassum seaweed on Fort...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-004.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-004.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A paddleboarder carries his board over sargassum seaweed on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (Joe Cavaretta\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tractors from the City of Fort Lauderdale plow under sargassum...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-003.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-003.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tractors from the City of Fort Lauderdale plow under sargassum seaweed on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The seaweed is normally removed with beach rakes attached to the tractors, but because of the volume, it is being plowed under the sand. (Joe Cavaretta\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tractors from the City of Fort Lauderdale plow under sargassum seaweed on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Thursday. The seaweed is normally removed with beach rakes attached to the tractors, but because of the volume, it is being plowed under the sand. (Joe Cavaretta\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-002.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-002.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tractors from the City of Fort Lauderdale plow under sargassum seaweed on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Thursday, May 28, 2026. The seaweed is normally removed with beach rakes attached to the tractors, but because of the volume, it is being plowed under the sand. (Joe Cavaretta\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tractors from the City of Fort Lauderdale plow under sargassum...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-001.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tfl-l-fort-lauderdale-seaweed-001.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tractors from the City of Fort Lauderdale plow under sargassum seaweed on Fort Lauderdale Beach, Thursday, May 28, 2026. The seaweed in normally removed with beach rakes attached to the tractors but because of the volume it is being plowed under the sand. (Joe Cavaretta\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Al and Cherie Rechka play Kadima in the sargassum seaweed...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TFL-L-SEAWEED-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TFL-L-SEAWEED-03.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Al and Cherie Rechka play Kadima in the sargassum seaweed accumulating on the shore at Ocean Inlet Park in the Town of Ocean Ridge on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sargassum seaweed accumulates on the shore next to the Boynton Inlet Pier on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TFL-L-SEAWEED-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TFL-L-SEAWEED-02.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sargassum seaweed accumulates on the shore next to the Boynton Inlet Pier on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A beachgoer wades in the sargassum seaweed accumulating on the shore at Ocean Inlet Park in the Town of Ocean Ridge on Friday. Large patches of sargassum seaweed have washed up on South Florida beaches recently. More may be on the way for Memorial Day weekend. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TFL-L-SEAWEED-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TFL-L-SEAWEED-01.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A beachgoer wades in the sargassum seaweed accumulating on the shore at Ocean Inlet Park in the Town of Ocean Ridge on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 19<\/p>\n<p>A couple walks among seaweed on Fort Lauderdale beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Carline Jean\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A couple walks among seaweed on Fort Lauderdale beach on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. 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